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Hi fellow 7Sagers. I just finished taking my fifth prep test, and I have scored almost the same score (156ish) every time. I go back and do blind review and almost always end up in the 170s, so I'm assuming this is just a timing issue. What do you guys recommend on how to move forward? I've started drilling harder questions and have overall found a significant improvement in getting questions correct (e.g. getting very difficult and most difficult drills all correct, sections with max 3 wrong instead of 8-10 and getting 0 wrong on blind review), but when it comes to these PTs I don't know what's happening to me.
For context, I'm about a month and a half into consistently and rigorously studying for the LSAT. Goal is to take it in February next year. I would appreciate advice from any of guys who may have been in similar situations as me. Thanks :)
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What prep are you doing in between your PTs? A plateau like this could indicate that you might need to change what you are doing between your practice tests -- while BR-ing is great, I haven't found that it alone is sufficient for significant improvement. I've recently been taking more timed sections and then blind reviewing them and have found that helpful, as well as targeted timed and untimed drills (all with BR afterwards).
For RC, I've also been doing some passage-mapping drills using old passages that I've already taken, especially for ones where I missed questions.
You’re not alone, my last 4 pts all the same
Just a tip I heard and I'm still practicing but this piece of advice has given me a second look on blind review. I recommend to never blind review again. It is a lot easier to get the answer correct once second most tempting answer is eliminated. So in reality you are not reviewing, learning, or improving (in most cases). I do not mean to come off harsh, I think you are doing great with a 156 and you still have 2.5 months to go.
If you are struggling with RC, for what I have found most helpful is practicing slow down to speed up. What that means is make sure you are understanding the passage then get to questions. If you are struggling with logic reasoning, try and just focus on the question more when practicing. I know this all sounds questionable but most top scores stop trying to answer all the questions in the section and focus on getting the questions they did correct.
Im not sure how you are studying but I would also focus on doing smaller drills of 5-15 questions of your highest priority. When I am working on level 4-5 I will do rounds of 5 questions because realistically there won't be 15 level 4-5 questions, most of them are level 3. Im not saying you have to do only one round of 5-15 questions each day but I like to do about 2-3 depending on the number. I recommend not trying to get as many practice tests in as you can. if you can sit still and drill for 2.5 hours you can take the test for 2 hours, or if you are concerned with knowing where you stand on your PT scores, just take a look at your accuracy on the analytics tab.
Im not sure if this helps but this is what I have been doing for 2 months so far and I have improved 8 points from my diagnostic to my first PT and I only spent 2 weeks actually practicing drills after spending 8 weeks learning the foundations. Im not saying Im a 165+ scorer but I think this will definitely help ones perspective and understanding. I hope this helps and good luck!